oxytocin

See also: Oxytocin

English

Etymology

From oxytocic, from Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús, swift) + τόκος (tókos, childbirth), from τίκτω (tíktō, I give birth).

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Noun

oxytocin (countable and uncountable, plural oxytocins)

  1. (biochemistry) A hormone that stimulates contractions during labour/labor, and then the production of milk.

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Swedish

Noun

oxytocin n

  1. (biochemistry) oxytocin

Inflection

Declension of oxytocin 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative oxytocin oxytocinet oxytociner oxytocinerna
Genitive oxytocins oxytocinets oxytociners oxytocinernas
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